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About Pure Than Village

Pure Than is a small village in Colonelganj tehsil, in the district of Gonda, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 482, made up of 265 males and 217 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 819 females per 1000 males. The village covers 39.81 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 271502, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pure Than Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pure Than village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Gonda
Tehsil Colonelganj
Pincode 271502
Area (hectares) 39.81 hectares
Population 482
Male Population 265
Female Population 217
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 819
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Pure Than compares

By the 2011 count Pure Than is the 356th largest of the 384 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,125 residents. Its 39.81 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 912.

Getting to Pure Than

The census records public bus service for Pure Than as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Pure Than from other places

Pure Than lies about 23 km from Gonda. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Pure Than
Tehsil headquarters Colonelganj 3.7 km
District headquarters Gonda 23 km

Villages closest to Pure Than

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Colonelganj tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Pure Than

As per the Census of India 2011, Pure Than village had a population of 482. That makes it the 356th largest of the 384 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,125 residents.

Pure Than village has 265 males and 217 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pure Than has about 819 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 912.

The pincode recorded for Pure Than is 271502. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pure Than covers 39.81 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Pure Than falls under Colonelganj tehsil of Gonda district in Uttar Pradesh.

The census record for Pure Than notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Pure Than.

Pure Than is about 23 km from Gonda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pure Than is in Colonelganj tehsil of Gonda district. Colonelganj is about 3.7 km away. Gonda is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Umariya (under 2 km), Ramgarh (1.8 km) and Ramgarha (1.8 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Pure Than today is likely to be higher.

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